Lighter



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. BY f ATTORNEY Patented Aug. 28, 1928.

UNITED STATES JOSEPH T. BURNS, or rHrLAnELrHia, PENNSYLVANIA, AssIeNonor cnn-Herr 'ro PATENT orpi CLARENCE Y. HIBBS, 0F PHILADELPHIA,EENNSYLVANIA.

LIGHTER. i

. VApplication filed August 23. 1927. Serial No. 214,810.

My invention relates to lighters, such as are used for lighting cigarsand cigarettes.

Lighters of this character now in use either contain a wick saturatedwith a combustible fluid which may be ignited by sparks, or anelectrical element which becomes incandescent due to the resistanceoffered by it to the passage of an electric current. The first type oflighter requires considerable attention to keep same filled and cleaned,and it is difficult to light a cigar or pipe with this lighter in astrong draft of air. The resistance element in the electric lighteroften burns out or be comes damaged due to its being'brought intoContact with the tobacco to be lighted and it is nearly impossible tolight a pipe with this lighter, particularly if the top of the tobaccois slightly below the edge of the bowl.

Theprincipal object of my invention is to provide a lighter which may beused in av high wind, which will light a pipe as readily as a cigar orcigarette, and which hasno wires attached to the lighting element. f

This object, and other advantageous ends which will appear hereinafter,I attain in the following manner, reference being had to theaccompanying drawing in which Figure 1 is a front view of a casingcontaining a pair of electrodes and a lighting ele,- ment embodying myinvention,

Figure 2 a section on line 2*2 on Figure 1,

Figure 3 a fragmentary sectional view on line 33 of Figure 1, and

Figure 4 a perspective view of the lighting element shown in Figure 1.

My invention is adapted for use under a great variety of conditions butwill be described in connection with a motor vehicle, as it is evidentthat installations in other locations would readily be within theability of an ordinary electrician. Y

Referring now more in detail to the draw ing, I have shown a casing 5which is adapted tobe mounted in any suitable location on a motorvehicle, such as the dash, and provided with a cover 6 which isattachedto the bodyof the casing by hinges 7 and adapted to beheld in closedposition by a catch 8. Two electrodes 9 and 10 are mounted in one cornerof casing 5 and preferably insulated therefrom by insulating washers 11and 12, as

' plainly shown in Figure 3. Electrodes 9 and 10 are secured to casing 5by nuts 13 threaded onto the stem 14 of cach'eiectrode and an electricconductor 15 is connected to each electrode by being secured between nut13 and a nut 16 also threaded onto stem 14. Electric. conductors, 15 areconnected to a suitable source ofenergy, such as the lighting circuit ofa building or the battery of a motor vehicle.

A spring clip 17 is secured to the back oi' casing 5, as shown in Figure2, and adapted to support a lighting element 18 which consists of ahandle 19 of non-conducting mater1al,\a head 2O of conducting material,a contact 21, preferably formed integral with head 20, and a carbonContact 22 secured in a suitable socket formed in head 2O by means of ascrew orother Vfastening means 23.V Head 20 and contact 21 arepreferably made of cop-` per and handle 19 is preferably provided with astraight portion 24 in order to allow clip,

-17 to` firmly hold, the element in place in caslng 5. In the form shownin the drawing,

straight portion 24 is but slightly longer than carbon. As soon as theend of Contact 22 be# 1 comes incandescent, the contacts may be removedfrorn the electrodes and a cigar, oiga# rette or a pipe may be lightedby bringing the tobacco in Contact with the incandescent end thereof. Itis also evident that other material may be ignited by being brought intocontact with the incandescent end of contact 22.

My improved lighter is particularly adapted for use in a motor vehicle,as it is unaffected by the wind, and it may readily be passed from thefront to the back seat while incandescent, as it has no wires attachedto it.

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A partially smoked pipeefull of tobacco, y

which is impossible to light with the ordinary electric lighter anddifficult to light with a gasoline lighter', may be relighted byplunging ythe incandescent end of contact 22 into the bowl of the pipe.

Vhile I have described my invention asV taking a particular form, itwill be understood that modifications may he made Without dev partingfrom the spirit thereof, andV hence I do not limit myself to the preciseconstruction set forth, but consider that I am at liberty to make suchchanges and alterations as fairly comewithin the scope of the lappendedclaims.

I claim l 1. A lighter including a handle of non-conducting material, aContact of low resistance 10 material secured to the handle, and acontact of high resistance material having' one end connected to theother Contact.

2. A lighter including a handle of non-conducting material, a copperhead on thehandle, a copper contact on themhead, and a carbon contactsecured in the head and spaced from the copper'contaot. i

lIn testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

Y JOSEPH T. BURNS.

